Combined collar holder and tie supporter



June 21, 1949. s. M. WADE y COMBINED COLLAR HOLDER AND TIE SUPPORTER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 14, 1946 June 2l, 1949. s. M. WADE 2,473,739

COMBINED COLLAR HOLDER AND TIE SUPPORTER Filed May 14, 194e 2 snetS-sheet z 9. INVENToR. S 'VANI-EY M WA DE ATTORNEYS atenteci `une 21, 194g UNITED STATES GGMBIN'ED- COLLAR HOLDER AND TIE `SU'PPOR'llERf` stanteyM. Wade, Benicia, Calif.

Application May 114-, 1946,- Serial No. 669,681 4' Claims.` (C1. 2 150) An object ot my invention isfto provide av combined collar holder and tie supporter that does away with the portion of the tie that normally encircles the neckof the wearer. Thisv obviates any binding action of the tie around the neck` and makes'v the device more comfortable to Wear.

A furtherv object ot my inventionis to` provide a combined collar holder and tie supporter wherein the means for holding the corners of the collar in proper position is also utilized for supporting the tie knot in the crotch of the col-lar. Novel means'is used for'positioning the knot inthe center of the crotch.

Still a further object of my invention is to provide a tie having a preformed knotry the knot being held in proper shape by a reinforcing plate thatfis concealed within thelmot. Thepreformed knot does away with the necessity oftieing a new knot each time the tie is worn, and therefore the tie will have a much longer life and will remain neat in appearance at alltimes.

The device is simple in constructionand will reduce the amount of cloth necessary toform the tie.

Other objects and advantages willl appear in the following specification,v and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the. appended claims,V

My invention isv illustrated inthe accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in.v which:

Figure 1 is.` a frontv elevation of a collar with my device appliedv thereto;

Figure 2 is. a verticalY section takenalong the line II-II of Figure- 1;

Fig-ure 3 is a vertical section taken along the line III- III of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a substantially horizontal section taken along thel line IV-IV of Figure l;

Figure. 5 is a perspective. view ot the tie knotv supporting plate;

Figure 6v is a perspective view of the wire frame used in holding the collar corners in place and` in holding the tie knot at the center of -the collar crotch;

Figure 7 is a rear elevation of the. device showing the rear narrow tieportion beingy moved into position through the loop;

Figure 8' is a rear elevation illustrating a moditiedl` form of the knot supporting. plate;` and Figure 9 is a rear perspective-view ofthe modied form of` the knot supporting plate.

In carryingout my invention, Iprovide a tie i'ndicated generally at A and`v form a transverse pleat LIi it at the point'where the lower edge-of 2 a tie knot Bis to be formed. The tie A-,has ay wide end portion 2 and a narrow end portion 3j.l A plate C of thev shape shown in Figure 5l has eyelets d at two of its corners and these eyelets permit stiching- 5 to entendy therethrough for securing the plate to the rear of the knot p01*-, tion B. The upper edge 6 of the plate is curvedslightly to conformI to the curvature of the neck,` while the lower edge 1 is of less length than the upper edge, and has a more pronounced curve. The shape or the plate C is-thesame as-the shape' of the tie knot.v The sides of the tie adjacent to the pleat i are curved around infbacle of thefplate andy are stitched together at 3v so that the lower portion of the knot B will be reduced in size to simulate an actual tie'knot.` l

The narrow end portion 3I of the tie is folded at it over the upper edge ofv the plate' and then is extended down along the back of thef plate.- The loop formedA by the stitched sides 8 of the tie, receives the narrow end- 3 and this end willf then lie in back of the front tie portion 2, as-- clearly shown in Figure 1 Adjacent to the fold le of the tieand onv the backsideof the knot, If provide an eyelet H, and-this eyelet is designedl to receive a projection |12 formed inawireframe' indicated generally atMD. Y

The wire frame is illustrated; in Figure 6 andit will be seen that the projection I2 is centrally disposed on an arcuate upper portion I3 ofr thefrarne. Legs I4 extend downwardlyv from the upper wire portion I3 and have triangularlye shapedl portions I5 formed at the lower ends.' The points I6 formed at the endsy of the wire from which the frame D is constructed extend downwardly from the apices of the` triangles; Figure 2 illustrates how the points ItI enter the corners ll' of a collar E'. It will further be' noted from Figure 2 that the plane formed by each tri angular portion extends atv an angle to'the planethat passes through the wire legs. This is for the purpose of spacing the bases of the tri-angular portions l5 slightly away from the inner surface ofthe collar corners so that the basescan be more readily contacted by the thumb of the operatorwhen disconnecting the pointed endsv |f6 from the collar. The inclination of the triangular portions also aids in feedingi the pointed endsl into the collar corners when securing, the' frame to the collar.

From the foregoing description-lof the various parts' of the device,the operation thereof may, be.y readily understood. A

The preformed tie with its knot is supportedby the wire frame D in .such a way that'thepro-- jection I2 will extend through the eyelet II. The entire device is now moved into place so that the tie knot B will be positioned at the crotch I8 of the collar. The curved upper frame portion I3 will extend along the upper fold of the collar and the leg portions I4 will underlie the collar so as to be hidden from view. The legs I4 have enough resiliency to permit the righthand corner I'I of the collar to be stretched over the pointed end I6 and then the finger is placed against the rear of the triangle I so as to guide the pointed end into the collar.

The triangle not only acts as a protection to prevent the operators finger from engaging with the pointed end I6, but also acts as a stop to limit the penetration of the pointed end into the collar. The inclination of the triangular portion serves the additional function of permitting the pointed end to be guided into the collar more readily and also spaces the bases of the triangle away from the collar corners so that the bases can be contacted by the ngers of the operator for removing the device from the collar.

The tie will resemble a four-in-hand when in position and yet the wearer has no feeling of binding action around his neck, because the neck portion of the tie is omitted. The device may be quickly attached to the collar or detached therefrom and no tieing of the knot is necessary.

In Figures 8 and 9, I show a slightly modified form of the invention. The knot supporting plate CI has integral arms I9 that project laterally from opposite sides of the base of the plate. The plate is formed of a bendable material that will hold the shape into which it is bent. The plate itself is curved slightly in the manner disclosed in Figure 9, and the arms I9 practically form a complete loop. When the plate is placed at the back of the tie, the arms I9 will form an oval so that the base of the knot BI, see Figure 8, will resemble the usual knot of a four-in-hand tie.

The wide front and narrow rear tie portions 2a and 3a of the tie AI are also illustrated in Figure 8 and these correspond with the front and rear portions 2 and 3 of the tie A shown in Figure l. The tie AI has a transversely extending pleat la formed therein and positioned to lie at the base of the knot BI. Stitching 20 holds the pleat from unfolding and aids in providing a pocket for receiving the base of the plate CI and the arms I9. The two ends of the pleat are closed by stitching 2| for providing closures for the ends of the arms I9. The top of the knot supporting plate CI has openings lia through which stitching 5a extends so that the top of the plate will be secured to the rear face of the tie.

The plate CI is secured to the tie as indicated in Figure 8 and then the arms I9 that are received in the extremities of the pleat, are bent to shape the adjacent tie portion into the knot BI. The narrow end of the tie 3a may now be threaded down in back of the plate CI and under the curved arms I9 in much the same manner as that shown for the first form in Figure 7. The modied form of the device also makes use of the wire frame D and the projection I2 of the wire will enter the eyelet IIa in the tie in exactly the same way as that disclosed in the form shown in Figures 1 to 7, inclusive. The provision of the arms I9 obviates the necessity of stitching the side portions of the tie together as shown at 9 in Figure 7. Furthermore, the shape of the knot BI can be altered to suit the desire of the wearer because the arms can be readily bent 4 and will hold the shape into which they are formed.

The attaching of this form of the tie to the collar is identical to that already disclosed for the form shown in Figures 1 to 7, inclusive. No further description of the securing of the modied form of the tie in place in the collar will therefore be necessary.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention, it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims Without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. In combination, an elongated tie looped back on itself substantially at its midpoint to provide a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a transversely-extending pleat spaced from the loop, the sides of the front portion adjacent to the pleat extending rearwardly to enclose the rear portion and being secured. together, thereby forming what papears to be a tie knot, and means for securing the tie to a collar for holding the looped portion in the center of the collar crotch, said means comprising an inverted U-shaped frame with the cross bar of the inverted U extending through the tie loop and the sides of the U constituting legs that underlie the collar corners and are provided With pointed ends to penetrate the collar corners for holding them in position and for holding the cross bar adjacent to the collar fold, whereby the cross bal` will position the tie loop at the top of the collar crotch.

2. In combination, an elongated tie looped back on itself substantially at its midpoint to provide a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a transversely-extending pleat spaced from the loop, the sides of the front portion adjacent to the pleat extending rearwardly to enclose the rear portion and being secured together, thereby forming what appears to be a tie knot, and means for securing the tie to a collar for holding the looped portion in the center of the collar crotch, said means comprising an inverted U-shaped frame with the cross bar of the inverted U extending through the tie loop and the sides of the U constituting legs that underlie the collar corners and are provided with pointed ends to penetrate the collar corners for holding them in position and for holding the cross bar adjacent to the collar fold, whereby the cross bar will position the tie loop at the top of the collar crotch, the rear tie portion having an eyelet adjacent to the loop, said cross bar having a central projection adapted to enter the eyelet to center the tie loop on the cross bar.

3. In combination, an elongated tie looped back on itself substantially at its midpoint to provide a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a transversely-extending pleat spaced from the loop, the sides of the front portion adjacent to the pleat extending rearwardly to enclose the rear portion and being secured together, thereby forming what appears to be a tie knot, and means for securing the tie to a collar for holding the looped portion in the center of the collar crotch and an inverted isosceles trapezoid reinforcing member placed in back of the front tie portion and extending from the tie loop into the pleat, the bottom of said member having integral and laterally extending arms received in the pleat and extending to the ends of the pleat, said arms being curved toward each other for forming with the pleat a knot-like appearance for the tie.

4. In combination, an elongated tie looped back on itself substantially at its midpoint to provide a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion having a transversely-extending pleat spaced from the loop, the sides of the front portion adjacent to the pleat extending rearwardly to enclose the rear portion and being secured together, thereby forming what appears to be a tie knot, and means for securing the tie to a collar for holding the looped portion in the center of the collar crotch and an inverted isosceles trapezoid reinforcing member placed in back of the front tie portion and extending from the tie loop into the pleat, the bottom of said member having integral and laterally extending arms received in the pleat and extending to the ends of the pleat, said arms being curved toward each other for forming with the pleat a knot- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,881,039 Baer Oct. 4, 1932 1,945,422 Dailey Jan. 30, 1934 1,949,851 Alper Mar. 6, 1934 1,993,817 Zieber Mar. 12, 1935 2,186,568 Bache Jan. 9, 1940 2,304,464 Manaster Dec. 8, 1942 

